South Korea

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

A country of eastern Asia at the southern end of the Korean peninsula. A united kingdom since the seventh century A.D., Korea was occupied by Japan (1910-1945) and divided into a northern Soviet zone and a southern American zone after World War II. Soviet resistance to reunification led to the establishment in 1948 of two separate countries, with the Korean War (1950-1953) leaving the peninsula divided along much the same line as before. Ruled by a series of authoritarian military leaders, South Korea developed a prosperous economy on the strength of trade ties with Japan and the United States. Seoul is the capital and the largest city. Population: 49,000,000.

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proper n. A country in East Asia, comprising the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. Official name: Republic of Korea.

So in all honesty in the short-term, I think we could see a little bit of a pull back from South Korean perspective, but I still believe long-term South Korea will be a very, very strong market for us, once we get through and we get retail totally reestablished in South Korea.

Now, "we are targeting our best-in-class peers," said GM's Mr. Ammann, referring to South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. and Germany's BMW AG, both of which are estimated to have had a 10% return on sales for 2011.

More likely it would be war breaking out, either on purpose or accidentally, between North and South Korea, which is under our nuclear umbrella should it be threatened or come under nuclear attack from its northern enemy.

North Korea called South Korea's claim of an artillery exchange between the rivals "preposterous", saying a frightened South mistook construction noise for artillery when it accused Pyongyang of opening fire near the rivals' disputed maritime line.

For South Korea, that is significant because about 70% of the goods it ships to China—its largest export destination—are then exported again after being processed into finished goods, such as TVs and cars.